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0 u. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
P Immigration and Naturalization Service
X Was hing ton j D. C.
U. S* Engineers Office, Fort Peck, Montana.
Subject: Surplus Equipment and Material.
Gentlemen:
I have been instructed by the Central Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D. C., to select from your surplus property, items of laundry and other equipment required for use in connection with camps being established by the Immigration Service for the detention of aliens who at this time cannot be deported.
There are attached hereto three lists of property which have been selected for transfer to the Immigration & Naturalization Service on which are indicated the locations to which shipment should be made. In order that the items selected may be readily identified there are also attached three lists of surplus property issued by your office, each item of which has been assigned a number and these item numbers used for cross reference purposes* There are also included in the lists of property selected a number of items that have not been declared surplus but which it is understood may be so declared.
Since,you have indicated a transfer of funds will be required in connection with the proposed property transfer it is requested that you take no action on this request until the funds transfer has been authorized by our Washington office or other satisfactory arrangements made. In this connection it is requested you advise the transfer value of the items selected where such information does not already appear on your surplus property lists.
Some items requested are urgently needed and it would be greatly appreciated if you would ship items 54* 55, 56 and 58 of the Fort Missoula list by express on Bill of Lading No. J-16.+260 attached, as soon as practicable after receipt of authorization.
It would also be appreciated if you would ship items 1 to 39 inclusive of the Fort Missoula list by freight using Bill of Lading J-164261 attached, as soon as practicable after receipt of authorization. Bills of Lading covering the shipment of the other items included in the three lists will be furnished after the transfer is authorized.
Before the boiler, water softener or laundry equipment is dismantled it would be appreciated if you would have photographs taken showing a number of views of the equipment. Such photographs would be very useful when setting up the equipment at the new location.
/ , Yours Very Truly,
Ah ffl ? �� J- Walls,
Temporary address, lf ? Assistant Chief Supervisor of
P. 0. Box 928, &f � lJM Border Patrol
Bismarck, North Dakota.
Fort Peck, Mont. May 12, 1941

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0 u. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
P Immigration and Naturalization Service
X Was hing ton j D. C.
U. S* Engineers Office, Fort Peck, Montana.
Subject: Surplus Equipment and Material.
Gentlemen:
I have been instructed by the Central Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D. C., to select from your surplus property, items of laundry and other equipment required for use in connection with camps being established by the Immigration Service for the detention of aliens who at this time cannot be deported.
There are attached hereto three lists of property which have been selected for transfer to the Immigration & Naturalization Service on which are indicated the locations to which shipment should be made. In order that the items selected may be readily identified there are also attached three lists of surplus property issued by your office, each item of which has been assigned a number and these item numbers used for cross reference purposes* There are also included in the lists of property selected a number of items that have not been declared surplus but which it is understood may be so declared.
Since,you have indicated a transfer of funds will be required in connection with the proposed property transfer it is requested that you take no action on this request until the funds transfer has been authorized by our Washington office or other satisfactory arrangements made. In this connection it is requested you advise the transfer value of the items selected where such information does not already appear on your surplus property lists.
Some items requested are urgently needed and it would be greatly appreciated if you would ship items 54* 55, 56 and 58 of the Fort Missoula list by express on Bill of Lading No. J-16.+260 attached, as soon as practicable after receipt of authorization.
It would also be appreciated if you would ship items 1 to 39 inclusive of the Fort Missoula list by freight using Bill of Lading J-164261 attached, as soon as practicable after receipt of authorization. Bills of Lading covering the shipment of the other items included in the three lists will be furnished after the transfer is authorized.
Before the boiler, water softener or laundry equipment is dismantled it would be appreciated if you would have photographs taken showing a number of views of the equipment. Such photographs would be very useful when setting up the equipment at the new location.
/ , Yours Very Truly,
Ah ffl ? �� J- Walls,
Temporary address, lf ? Assistant Chief Supervisor of
P. 0. Box 928, &f � lJM Border Patrol
Bismarck, North Dakota.
Fort Peck, Mont. May 12, 1941